Oakland City Planning Commission AGENDA

The Zoning Update Committee will convene at 4:00 p.m.
Please see separate committee agenda.

Open to the public at no charge. (Members of the public must pay for their own meals if desired. Purchase of meal is not required to attend.)

Persons wishing to address the Commission on any item on the agenda, including Open Forum and Director’s Report, should fill out a speaker card and give it to the Secretary before the item is called. Speakers are generally limited to two minutes except for applicants and appellants, who are generally limited to five to ten minutes.

Agenda items will normally be called in numerical order. At his/her discretion, the Chair may move an item up on the agenda. Non-controversial items will normally be moved to the beginning of the agenda and acted on first. The order of items will be determined under "Agenda Discussion" at the beginning of the meeting. No new items other than Open Forum will be called after 11:00 p.m. unless agreed upon by a majority of Commissioners present.

Staff reports for items listed on this agenda will be available by 3:00 p.m. the Friday before the meeting, to any interested party, at the Community and Economic Development Agency, Planning and Zoning Division, 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California 94612. Reports are available at the Strategic Planning Division on the 3^rd floor (Suite 3330), which closes at 5:00 p.m. For further information, please call 510-238-3941.

If you challenge a Commission decision in court, you may be limited to issues raised at the hearing or in correspondence delivered to the Zoning Division, Community and Economic Development Agency, at, or prior to, the hearing.

At this time members of the public may speak on any item of interest within the Commission's jurisdiction, generally subject to a two-minute time limit per speaker.

The Commission will take testimony on each appeal. Following testimony, the Commission will vote on the report prepared by staff. If you challenge an appeal in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the appeal hearing, or in written correspondence received by the Zoning Division, Community and Economic Development Agency at, or prior to, the appeal hearing.

1.

Location:

3930 Shafter Avenue

Proposal:

Appeal of a Zoning Administrator Design Review approval for a new four unit multi-family development.

Applicant/Owner

Roy Krausen

Case File Number:

A01-127 (DR01-36)

Planning Permits Required:

Design Review for residential projects with three or more units

General Plan:

Urban Residential

Zoning:

R-70 High Density Residential

Environmental Determination:

Exempt; State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15303, new construction of small structures

Historic Status:

Non-Historic Property (NHP); survey rating: N/A

Service Delivery District:

II-North Oakland

City Council District:

1

Status:

Project approved on March 13, 2001; appeal received on March 23, 2001

Action to be Taken:

Decision on appeal based on staff report

For further information:

Contact case planner Andrew Smith at 510-238-6414.

2.

Location:

375-61^st Street

Proposal:

Appeal of a Minor Variance and Special Residential Design Review approval for a second-story addition to an existing one-family residence.

Applicant/Owner:

Joseph and Dorothy Lindsay

Case File Number:

A01-132 (VDRD01-78)

Planning Permits Required:

Minor Variance for reduced side yard setback and Special Residential Design Review

General Plan:

Mixed Housing Residential

Zoning:

R-35 Special One-Family Residential

Environmental Determination:

Exempt; State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301, existing facilities

Historic Status:

Potential Designated Historic Property (PDHP); survey rating: C2+

Service Delivery District:

II-North Hills

City Council District:

1

Status:

Project approved on March 20, 2001; appeal received on March 29, 2001

Action to be Taken:

Decision on appeal based on staff report

For further information:

Contact case planner Andrew Smith at 510-238-6414.

The hearing provides opportunity for all concerned persons to speak; the hearing will normally be closed after all testimony has been heard. The Commission will then vote on the matter based on the staff report and recommendation. If you wish to be notified on the decision of an agenda item, please indicate the case number and submit a self-addressed stamped envelope, for each case. If you challenge a Commission decision in court, you may be limited to issues raised at the public hearing or in correspondence delivered to the Zoning Division, Community and Economic Development Agency, at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Interested parties are encouraged to submit written material on agenda items in advance of the meeting and prior to the close of the public hearing on the item. To allow for distribution to the Commissioners, staff, and the public, 15 copies of all material should be submitted. Material submitted at least one week prior to the meeting will be forwarded to Commissioners with the agenda packet; material submitted later will be distributed at the meeting. To ensure that material is distributed to Commissioners, it should be received by the Commission Secretary no later than noon on the day of the meeting, and preferably earlier.

3.

Location:

Approximately 200 feet northeast of the intersection of Mountain Boulevard and Werner Court

Assessors Parcel Number:

29-1260-1, 2-3, 3, 4, 24; 29-1255-1-4

Proposal:

Challenge of Mitigated Negative Declaration for creation of a 22-lot residential subdivision on a 4.8 acre portion of an existing 12.8-acre parcel including a 8-acre parkland dedication

Appellant:

The Woodminster Family Association

Applicant:

BP Equities, Brian Purcell

Owner:

Decker Family Limited

Case File Number:

ER98-15

Planning Permits Required:

Tentative Tract Map to create a 22-lot subdivision and Minor Conditional Use Permit to establish three Private Access Easements (PAEs).

General Plan:

Detached Unit Residential

Zoning:

R-30 One-Family Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared and challenged.

Historic Status:

4 existing single family dwellings; 2 Non-historic Properties (NHP), 2 Potential Designated Historic Properties (PDHP); survey rating: C 3

Service Delivery District:

6

City Council District:

IV - Fruitvale /Central Hills

Action to be Taken:

Decision on Mitigated Negative Declaration challenge based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact case planner Maurice Brenyah-Addow at 510-238-6342.

4.

Location:

Approximately 200 feet northeast of the intersection of Mountain Boulevard and Werner Court

Assessors Parcel Number:

29-1260-1, 2-3, 3, 4, 24; 29-1255-1-4

Proposal:

Creation of a 22-lot residential subdivision on a 4.8 acre portion of an existing 12.8-acre parcel including a 8-acre parkland dedication

Applicant:

BP Equities, Brian Purcell

Owner:

Decker Family Limited

Case File Number:

TRACT 7049, CM98-15

Planning Permits Required:

Tentative Tract Map to create a 22-lot subdivision and Minor Conditional Use Permit to establish three Private Access Easements (PAEs).

General Plan:

Detached Unit Residential

Zoning:

R-30 One-Family Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared and challenged.

Historic Status:

4 existing single family dwellings; 2 Non-historic Properties (NHP), 2 Potential Designated Historic Properties (PDHP); survey rating: C 3

Service Delivery District:

6

City Council District:

IV - Fruitvale /Central Hills

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact case planner Maurice Brenyah-Addow at 510-238-6342.

5.

Location:

3245 Sheffield Avenue

Assessors Parcel Number:

026-0801-002-00

Proposal:

To modify previously approved Major Conditional Use Permit to increase maximum permitted student enrollment from 275 to 387, to approve a new conceptual master site plan, and approve a proposal for new educational facilities of approximately 24,000 square feet for an existing private K-8 grade school on a 3.5 acre site.

Applicant:

Blake-Drucker Architects

Applicant/Owner:

Redwood Day School

Case File Number:

REV00-13, ER00-35; (CM94-151, REV97-01, REV96-01)

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit for project site exceeding one acre and involving 25,000 square feet of floor area.

General Plan:

Mixed Housing Type Residential

Zoning:

R-30 One-Family Residential

Environmental Determination:

Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared. Public comment period ends May 16, 2001.

Historic Status:

Non-historic property (NHP); survey rating: F3

Service Delivery District:

IV- Lower Hills

City Council District:

5

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact case planner Caesar Quitevis at 510-238-6343.

6.

Location:

919 and 1001-81^st Avenue

Assessors Parcel Number:

041-4211-002 and 003

Proposal:

The Oakland Unified School District is considering an expansion of the existing Woodland Elementary School (located at 1025 81^st Avenue). The District is requesting that the Planning Commission determine whether a public school expansion onto the proposed sites is consistent with the City’s General Plan and whether or not the sites are appropriate for a public school use. Section 65402 of the California Government Code and Section 21151.2 of the California Public Resources Code requires the District to ask the Planing Commission for these determinations.

Applicant:

Oakland Unified School District

Owner:

Tedcom International, Inc. and Sconza Candy Company

Case File Number:

ZR01-195

General Plan:

Mixed Housing Type Residential

Zoning:

R-50, Medium Density Residential

Environmental Determination:

Exempt, Section 15061(b)(3), State CEQA Guidelines, "general rule," no possibility of significant effect on the environment.

Historic Status:

One potential designated historic property (PDHP); survey rating Dc3

Service Delivery District:

V – Central East Oakland

City Council District:

7

Action to be Taken:

Confirmation of General Plan consistency based on staff report

For further information:

Contact case planner Kelley Kahn at 510-238-4977.

ADJOURNMENT By 11:59 P.M. unless a later time is agreed upon by a majority of Commissioners present.